We continue to support the two officers dismissed after yesterday’s extremely disappointing GM panel findings and we have been in detailed discussions with the officers’ legal team today concerning appealing the two adverse decisions.
Before I commented on this matter I wanted to have read the panel’s Summary of Findings, which I did this afternoon.
The vast majority of allegations against all officers were found to be unproven and were rejected.
Allegations pertaining to honesty & integrity were found proven against two of the officers in relation to the smelling of cannabis.
The stop and search was lawful and the search carried out under s1 PACE and not s23 MDA - so there was little to no advantage to provide an additional search ground in respect of the use of drugs - a point conceded by the panel.
No complaints or allegations pertaining to race discrimination were upheld against any of the officers concerned.
The IOPC’s statement 👇 below is therefore highly misleading and supports the view that they are a politically influenced and partisan organisation.
Couple of interesting points on the panel’s conclusions…
1. They discounted the possibility that any of the officers could have been mistaken about identifying the odour as cannabis.
2. They accepted that there had or may have been a smell of cannabis, but that this came from a source which was not from the complainants or their vehicle; examples provided by the panel being a passer-by, a vehicle or nearby building.
3. Having conceded point 2, they still found that the two officers were untruthful in stating that they smelt cannabis.
4. Allegations that two of the other officers did not smell cannabis were found not proven.
The officers’ Fed Rep has done, and continues to do a fantastic job in supporting these officers. We will continue to support him and the two dismissed officers until all possible avenues of appeal have been exhausted.
A West Ham fan saw an empty tannoy at Stansted Airport this morning and took his opportunity…
“This is a staff announcement, West Ham are massive” 🤣
Brilliant! 👏
Any @BrentfordFC fans free on Saturday? I have two tickets to the Brentford V Wolves game to give away. To enter the giveaway, make sure you're following me, and you like and retweet this tweet. I'll be picking a winner tomorrow.
The Queen’s eight grandchildren have arrived in Westminster Hall to stand vigil at her coffin:
- The Prince of Wales
- The Duke of Sussex
- Peter Phillips
- Zara Tindall
- Princess Beatrice
- Princess Eugenie
- Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor
- Viscount Severn
The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.
The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.
@DameLynneOwens Officers are crying out for senior ranks to rebut poor journalism and Police bashing. Could discussions be had about investment in Police SM PR. Honest factual responses to explain tactics / procedures ( when not sensitive ). #modernworldissues
@BritishGasHelp Hello, I’ve moved into a new build property supplied by British Gas. When I attempt to register for a new account, the property address isn’t recognised presumably because it’s a new build. Tried for almost 4 weeks now to get an account registered! Please help!!!
@BritishGasHelp Hello, I’ve moved into a new build property supplied by British Gas. When I attempt to register for a new account, the property address isn’t recognised presumably because it’s a new build. Tried for almost 4 weeks now to get an account registered! Please help!!!
@BritishGasHelp Hello, I’ve moved into a new build property supplied by British Gas. When I attempt to register for a new account, the property address isn’t recognised presumably because it’s a new build. Tried for almost 4 weeks now to get an account registered! Please help!
Christian Eriksen has joined Brentford for the rest of the season after passing all the necessary medical tests… 🙏🏻
Welcome back to the Premier League! ❤️